Faculty Teaching Improvement (TI) Activities for Competencies

This is a suggested list of activities for the seven competencies in the Quality Faculty Plan. It is not all inclusive and faculty may request TI units for activities not listed below. All requests must be submitted prior to the event, and approved by the provost/dean/director and HR. Teaching Unit Request forms are available by clicking here.

Probationary faculty must complete 96 TI units in their first three years.

Non-probationary faculty must complete 100 TI units in five years.

July 1, 2003 was the beginning date of the plan and the 3 and 5 year cycles. When a new faculty person is hired, their three-year cycle begins with their date of hire.

Adjunct faculty is not covered by this plan, but they are encouraged to participate in any of the activities. Counselors and Librarians are included in the plan.

Guidelines:

1. All requests must be pre-approved by the supervisor (Provost/Dean/Director) and HR.
2. Only one competency may be used per request. Please select the one that is most fitting.
3. A TI unit is equal to a clock hour. Not all activities are a one-for-one conversion.
4. Non-probationary faculty who are completing degrees can use all/any of their credits for their required 100 TI units with the exception of thesis or dissertation credits. A maximum of 15 research hours may be used. Probationary faculty completing degrees will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
5. New teaching faculty with NO prior teaching experience must have a minimum of 50% of their TI units in the competencies #2, 3, 4 or 5.
6. Faculty who present workshops, seminars, etc. will receive 2X the clock hours.
7. TI units are not granted for travel time, social time, meals, etc. for conferences, meetings, etc.
8. Portions of diamond days may count for TI units if the event has received prior approval from HR.
9. Competencies #6 and #7 have a limit of 20 TI units per competency in a cycle.
10. If the required number of TI units are met prior to the end of the 3 or 5 year cycle, 20 TI units may be carried over to the next cycle.
11. The Oversight Committee, consisting of faculty and administrators, is responsible for handling any issues related to TI units.
12. A number of the activities listed below have ranges of TI units. A general rule of thumb is 10-15 clock hours per TI unit up to the maximum number of TI units listed. For example, if an activity has a range of 1-3 TI units, and 70 clock hours were expended, the maximum TI units given would be 3.
13. Activities that are advertised as pre-approved do not require TI unit request forms. Attendance will be taken at each event.
14. HR keeps a database of all TI units. Individual reports are sent to all faculty at the end of each semester. Updates may be requested at any time by contacting HR, extension 6439.

COMPETENCIES AND ACTIVITIES

1. Demonstrates competence in content knowledge appropriate to the faculty position.
   Credit courses - 1 TI for each contact hour
   Continuing education courses - 1 TI for each contact hour
   Seminars, conference, training class - 1 TI for each contact hour
   Presenting or instructing one of the above - 2 TI for each contact hour
   Travel experiences related to field of study - 1-3 TI
   Professional reading related to field of study - 1 TI
   Participating in DMACC pre-approved activity - 1-5 TI per event
   Publishing in professional discipline - 3-5 TI per publication (some exceptions may receive more TI units)
   Manuscript reviews related to professional discipline - 1 TI unit per review (some exceptions may receive more TI units)
   
2. Demonstrates competence in planning, research and preparation for instruction/counseling/library services.
   Credit courses - 1 TI for each contact hour
   Continuing education courses - 1 TI for each contact hour
   Seminars, conference, training class - 1 TI for each contact hour
   Presenting or instructing one of the above - 2 TI for each contact hour
   Participating in DMACC pre-approved activity- 1-5 TI per event
   Banner training (not all topics count) - 1 TI for each contact hour
   Technical training - 1 TI for each contact hour
   Course development, revision - 1 TI for each contact hour
   
3. Selects strategies to engage all students in learning and personal growth.
   Credit courses - 1 TI for each contact hour
   Continuing education courses - 1 TI for each contact hour
   Seminars, conference, training class - 1 TI for each contact hour
   Presenting or instructing one of the above - 2 TI for each contact hour
   Participating in DMACC pre-approved activity - 1-5 TI per event
   
4. Incorporates a variety of methods to evaluate student learning and personal development.
   Credit courses -1 TI for each contact hour
   Continuing education courses - 1 TI for each contact hour
   Seminars, conference, training class - 1 TI for each contact hour
   Presenting or instructing one of the above - 2 TI for each contact hour
   Participating in DMACC pre-approved activity - 1-5 TI per event
   
5. Demonstrates competence in classroom management, student behavior, crisis management.
   Credit courses -1 TI for each contact hour
   Continuing education courses -1 TI for each contact hour
   Seminars, conference, training class - 1 TI for each contact hour
   Presenting or instructing one of the above - 2 TI for each contact hour
   Participating in DMACC pre-approved activity - 1-5 TI per event
   
6. Engages in professional growth. (Maximum 20 TI per 3 or 5 year cycle)
   Coordinating DMACC sponsored travel (local, regional, international) -1-5 TI per event
   Participating in DMACC sponsored travel - 1-3 TI per event
   Non-DMACC travel related to professional area - 1-3 TI per event
   Participating in activities outside DMACC (Chamber, high school presentations but related to area of responsibility) - 1-3 TI per event
   Participating in DMACC pre-approved activity --book clubs, faculty forums, workshops, requested professional leave, etc.) - 1-5 TI per event
   Technical training - 1 TI for each contact hour
   
7. Fulfills professional responsibility to institution. (Maximum 20 TI per 3 or 5 year cycle)
   Presenter at non DMACC related events - 2 TI for each presentation hour
   Volunteer at DMACC related events - 1 TI for each event
   Coordinating DMACC student club or group - 1-3 TI per semester
   Coordinating/Chair college wide initiatives (International Year, Assessment projects, Student Ombudsperson, etc.)- 1-5 TI per semester
   Committee chair beyond expectation* - 1 TI per committee per semester
   Committee participation beyond expectation - 1 TI per committee per semester
   Membership in professional organizations - 1 TI per membership per year
   Participating in DMACC pre-approved activity - 1-5 TI per event
   Faculty Mentor program - 10 TI per semester
   

*Beyond expectation means over and above the institution building in the Load Policy of five hours per week. If a faculty member is chairing a committee and is involved with projects that meet the five hours per week, additional committee work could be submitted for TI units.